Mac Barnett, 2025–2026 national ambassador for young people’s literature and author of the First Cat in Space series, will speak with fellow picture book creators about readaloud storytelling.

Join PBS Books for a joyful and insightful conversation with Mac Barnett, the 2025–2026 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.

Join PBS Books for a joyful, laugh-out-loud, and insightful conversation with Mac Barnett, the 2025–2026 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, as we celebrate the power of ...

Almost a year ago, Jack Barnett, the volunteer assistant coach for the BYU men’s tennis team, was living a completely different life than the one he lives now.

“It was an absolute blast,” says columnist of the past weekend’s Independent Bookstore Day, a nationwide celebration of indie book retailers.

Jack's Books began in spring 2024 as a vision to open a unique, independent bookstore in Florence, South Carolina that would promote community while bringing people into contact with a wide ...

Children’s picture books are a glorious art form Mac Barnett, the new national ambassador for young people’s literature, explores innovative storytelling hiding in humble places all around us.

NEW YORK — The new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature is a prolific, bestselling author of children’s books who hopes to use his two-year term to promote the wonders of ...

Barnett is the Library of Congress' newest National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. The position was established in 2008 to promote books and reading to kids across the country.

The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is to focus on picture books.